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From The Ground Up

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Capo: fret 2
Chords used:  G   Em   C  D  
IT PRETTY MUCH HAS THE SAME CHORD PROGRESSION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SONG. YOU END ON G AT THE END. :)
[Intro]
   G     D      EmOohC  G  D  
[Verse 1]
GraGndma and grandpa painted a picD/F#ture
Of Em65 years in one little house
MorCe than a memory
CMore than saying I do
KDiss you goodnights
DAnd I love you’s
MGe and you baby
GWe’ll walk in their fooD/F#tsteps
WEme’ll build our own family
EmOne day at a time
10 Clittle toes
CA painted pink room
ODur beautiful baby looks just like you
[Chorus]
And weG’ll build this love froEmm the ground up
Now til forever it’s Call of me, all of you
Just take my hand and I’Dll be the man your dad hoped that I’d be
AGnd we’ll build this love from Emthe ground up
EmFor worse or for better
ACnd I will be all you need
Beside you I’ll stand through the gDood and the bad
DWe’ll give all that we have
And weC’ll build this loDve from the ground Gup
[Verse 2]
GThis life will go by in the blink of an eD/F#ye
EmBut I wouldn’t wanna spend it without you by my side
CThe clouds are gonna roll
CThe earth’s gonna shake
DBut I’ll be your shelter
DThrough the wind and the rain
[Chorus]
And weG’ll build this love froEmm the ground up
Now til forever it’s Call of me, all of you
Just take my hand and I’Dll be the man your dad hoped that I’d be
AGnd we’ll build this love from Emthe ground up
EmFor worse or for better
ACnd I will be all you need
Beside you I’ll stand through the gDood and the bad
DWe’ll give all that we have
And weC’ll build this loDve from the ground Gup
[Verse 3]
GSomeday we’ll wake up with thousands of piD/F#ctures
EmOf 65 years in this little house
CI won’t trade for nothin’ the life that we built
DI’ll kiss you goodnight and say I love you still
[Chorus]
AGnd we’ll build this love from Emthe ground up
EmFor worse or for better
ACnd I will be all you need
Beside you I’ll stand through the gDood and the bad
DWe’ll give all that we have
And weC’ll build this loDve from the ground Gup

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From The Ground Up

by Dan + Shay

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo: fret 2

G Em C D

Chords used:

IT PRETTY MUCH HAS THE SAME CHORD PROGRESSION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SONG. YOU END ON G AT THE END. :)

[Intro]

G D Em C G D

Ooh

[Verse 1]

G D/F#

Grandma and grandpa painted a picture

Of 65 years in one little house

More than a memory

More than saying I do

Kiss you goodnights

And I love you’s

Me and you baby

G D/F#

We’ll walk in their footsteps

We’ll build our own family

One day at a time

10 little toes

A painted pink room

Our beautiful baby looks just like you

[Chorus]

G Em

And we’ll build this love from the ground up

Now til forever it’s all of me, all of you

Just take my hand and I’ll be the man your dad hoped that I’d be

G Em

And we’ll build this love from the ground up

For worse or for better

And I will be all you need

Beside you I’ll stand through the good and the bad

We’ll give all that we have

C D G

And we’ll build this love from the ground up

[Verse 2]

G D/F#

This life will go by in the blink of an eye

But I wouldn’t wanna spend it without you by my side

The clouds are gonna roll

The earth’s gonna shake

But I’ll be your shelter

Through the wind and the rain

[Chorus]

G Em

And we’ll build this love from the ground up

Now til forever it’s all of me, all of you

Just take my hand and I’ll be the man your dad hoped that I’d be

G Em

And we’ll build this love from the ground up

For worse or for better

And I will be all you need

Beside you I’ll stand through the good and the bad

We’ll give all that we have

C D G

And we’ll build this love from the ground up

[Verse 3]

G D/F#

Someday we’ll wake up with thousands of pictures

Of 65 years in this little house

I won’t trade for nothin’ the life that we built

I’ll kiss you goodnight and say I love you still

[Chorus]

G Em

And we’ll build this love from the ground up

For worse or for better

And I will be all you need

Beside you I’ll stand through the good and the bad

We’ll give all that we have

C D G

And we’ll build this love from the ground up

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